St. Cecilia School Library Aide Part-Time St. Cecilia School, located at 440 Norton Road in Columbus, is seeking a Library Aide for the 2026/2027 school year. St. Cecilia School is a Pre-K through 8 Catholic School in the heart of Columbus, Ohio. Our mission is to educate children in the life of Jesus Christ, nurture academic excellence, and foster a strong family environment. Responsibilities:
Supports the classroom learning environment
Helps with appropriate daily activities for children
Establishes and maintains a safe and healthy nurturing environment for children
Supervises children for safety
Keeps the learning environment clean and orderly
Requirements:
Hold an appropriate aide license or be eligible to obtain one before starting to work
Current satisfactory FBI and BCI background checks
Have attended or be willing to attend a VIRTUS Protecting God's Children training
Job Title: Catholic School Teacher's Aide Written/Revised: 1/6/2020 School: Various FLSA Code: Non-exempt (Hourly) Responsible to: Teacher I. JOB SUMMARY Under the direct supervision of the teacher, this position provides support to the teacher and assists the teacher in planning and implementing lesson plans, incorporating all component Plans, and leading large and small groups of students; performs clerical/ receptionist duties and other duties as assigned. The position is expected to use personal judgment in carrying out routine duties and responsibilities. This reflects management's assignment of essential job responsibilities; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. All the duties and standards within this job description will be performed according to the established policies, procedures and guidelines outlined in the School's policy and procedures manuals. II. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist faculty in the context of classroom instruction, small group/individual tutoring, practice and drill.
Provide support in all areas of the classroom maintaining a clean, safe, and cheerful environment.
Develop and maintain a positive relationship with administration, the students, their families, and volunteers; ensure that all feel welcome, and receive on-the-job training and communicate with parents on a regular basis.
Assist Teacher in completing all required reports and distributing them to the appropriate people at the appropriate time; and assist in maintaining up-to-date and accurate files for all students, safeguarding privacy of records and confidential information.
Eat and interact with students at meal times, serving as an appropriate role model to the students.
Be familiar with, and perform duties, according to established policies, procedures, and regulations as assigned/directed.
Performing supervisory duties as assigned.
Maintain appropriate and accurate records.
Assist Teacher with various projects as requested.
Regular attendance and punctuality is essential for this job.
III. OTHER POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Complies with federal, state and local safety laws.
Maintains a neat and safe work area.
Assisting in the production of educational materials.
Performing necessary clerical tasks; communication and interface.
Provide support in keeping a current inventory, including all supplies and equipment, and ordering supplies in advance to avoid unnecessary shortages.
Ensure that all classroom equipment is operational.
Performs other duties as assigned
IV. POSITION QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 2 Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Required: Compliance with FBI and BCI&I background checks and completion of Protecting God's Children program. Education: High School degree is required. Job Related Skills: Ability to communicate effectively and the understanding of the Catholic perspective; ability to multi-task and establish priorities; high level of integrity and professionalism; Ability to maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under appropriate guidelines; light typing, filing and proof reading skills, excellent communication skills and knowledge of office equipment. Knowledge of Microsoft software applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint). Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work with others in a collaborative team environment. Language skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, write short correspondence, and memos. Ability to effectively communicate to customers, parents, and other visitors to the school. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to use U.S. standards of currency and measurement. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Working Environment: The ability to maintain all information in a highly confidential manner. V. PHYSICAL STRENGTH DEMANDS The Physical Demands Strength Rating reflects the estimated overall strength requirement of the job. It represents the strength requirements, which are considered to be important for average, successful work performance. Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. Physical √ Standing √ Walking √ Sitting √ Lifting √ Carrying √ Pushing √ Pulling √ Climbing √ Stairs Ladders Scaffoldings √ Ramps Poles In-Out/Vehicles, Equipment, Machinery √ Stooping √ Kneeling √ Crouching √ Crawling √ Reaching Running √ Head and Neck Movement √ Movement Across Mid-line Coordination √ Balancing √ Handling √ Controls (buttons, knobs, pedals, levers, cranks) √ Grasp √ Finger Dexterity √ Manual Dexterity √ Motor Coordination Driving Mental √ Alertness √ Precision √ Ingenuity √ Problem Solving √ Analytic Ability √ Memory √ Creativity √ Concentration Interpersonal √ Talking √ Persuasiveness √ Speaking Ability √ Handling People √ Judgment Bilingual √ Imagination √ Initiative √ Patience Perception √ Feeling √ Seeing √ Hearing √ Form Perception √ Clerical Perception √ Auditory (hearing) Discrimination √ Tactile (touch) Discrimination √ Olfactory (smell) Discrimination Aesthetic (artistic) Sense Spatial (space) Aptitude
Come join us in the Conservatory Library! Provide excellent customer service to users of the library, overseeing the circulation desk, and enforcing library policy. Maintain library collections via shelving, sorting, inventorying, and retrieving items.
Students are expected to work a minimum of 5 hours per week and often work an average of 5-8 hours per week. Shifts may include mornings, evenings, and/or weekends. Students with evening availability are preferred but not required.
First year students from both College and Conservatory are encouraged to apply!
Any further questions, please reach out to our circulation staff at *****************. We would be happy to answer them.
Responsibilities
* Checking in/out library materials
* Retrieve materials for users
* Answers questions (in-person and via phone) and makes referrals to other departments as needed.
* Enforce library policy
* May be responsible for opening and closing the library
* Support patrons in using library equipment and applications
* Reshelving, shifting, and retrieving materials
* Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
* Must be enrolled at Oberlin College
* Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
* Able to communicate effectively in both written and oral form
* Clear sense of responsibility for fulfilling scheduled work assignments
* Must be able to bend, reach, climb a stepstool, lift and carry books
* Must be able to complete tasks independently or as part of a team
* Work study award (desired)
* Previous customer service or library experience
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12/hour
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